Japanese reference
高める
たかめる
to heighten; to enhance
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | たかめる (takameru)heighten |
| Polite, masu | たかめます (takamemasu)heighten |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | たかめない (takamenai)do not heighten |
| Polite negative | たかめません (takamemasen)do not heighten |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | たかめた (takameta)heightened |
| Polite past | たかめました (takamemashita)heightened |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | たかめなかった (takamenakatta)did not heighten |
| Polite past negative | たかめませんでした (takamemasendeshita)did not heighten |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | たかめて (takamete)heightening (and then) |
| Polite te-form | たかめまして (takamemashite)heightening (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | たかめている (takameteiru)be heightening |
| Polite te-iru | たかめています (takameteimasu)be heightening |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | たかめれば (takamereba)if you heighten |
| Rare literary polite conditional | たかめますれば (takamemasureba)if you heighten (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | たかめたら (takametara)if you heighten |
| Polite conditional, tara | たかめましたら (takamemashitara)if you heighten |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | たかめられる (takamerareru)can heighten |
| Polite potential | たかめられます (takameraremasu)can heighten |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | たかめよう (takameyou)let's heighten! |
| Polite volitional | たかめましょう (takamemashou)let's heighten! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | たかめたい (takametai)want to heighten |
| Polite desire, tai | たかめたいです (takametaidesu)want to heighten |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | たかめられる (takamerareru)be affected when someone heightens |
| Polite passive | たかめられます (takameraremasu)be affected when someone heightens |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | たかめさせる (takamesaseru)make or let someone heighten |
| Polite causative | たかめさせます (takamesasemasu)make or let someone heighten |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | たかめさせられる (takamesaserareru)be made to heighten |
| Polite causative-passive | たかめさせられます (takamesaseraremasu)be made to heighten |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | たかめるな (takameruna)do not heighten! |
| Polite negative request | たかめないでください (takamenaidekudasai)please do not heighten |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | たかめます (takamemasu)heighten |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | たかめません (takamemasen)do not heighten |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | たかめました (takamemashita)heightened |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | たかめませんでした (takamemasendeshita)did not heighten |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | たかめてください (takametekudasai)please heighten |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | たかめないでください (takamenaidekudasai)please do not heighten |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | たかめましょう (takamemashou)let's heighten! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | たかめてもいい (takametemoii)may heighten |
| Polite permission | たかめてもいいです (takametemoiidesu)may heighten |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | たかめてはいけない (takametehaikenai)must not heighten |
| Polite prohibition | たかめてはいけません (takametehaikemasen)must not heighten |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | たかめなさい (takamenasai)heighten (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | たかめてみる (takametemiru)try to heighten |
| Polite try doing | たかめてみます (takametemimasu)try to heighten |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | たかめてしまう (takameteshimau)heighten completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | たかめてしまいます (takameteshimaimasu)heighten completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | たかめておく (takameteoku)heighten in advance |
| Polite preparation | たかめておきます (takameteokimasu)heighten in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | たかめたことがある (takametakotogaaru)have the experience of: heightened |
| Polite past experience | たかめたことがあります (takametakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: heightened |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | たかめると (takameruto)whenever you heighten |
| Polite automatic result | たかめますと (takamemasuto)whenever you heighten |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | たかめるなら (takamerunara)if you mean to heighten |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | たかめるだろう (takamerudarou)probably heighten |
| Polite probability | たかめるでしょう (takamerudeshou)probably heighten |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | たかめろ (takamero)heighten! |
| Polite request | たかめてください (takametekudasai)please heighten |
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